Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cuba instead of Syria, you would:
Health
live 5.4 years longer
In Syria, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Cuba, that number is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.
be 11.5% less likely to be obese
In Syria, 27.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cuba, that number is 24.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 4.2 times more money
Syria has a GDP per capita of $2,900 as of 2021, while in Cuba, the GDP per capita is $12,300 as of 2016.
be 91.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Syria, 13.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cuba, that number is 1.2% as of 2023.
Life
be 15.4% more likely to be literate
In Syria, the literacy rate is 86.4% as of 2015. In Cuba, it is 99.7% as of 2021.
be 74.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Syria, approximately 15.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Cuba, on the other hand, 4.1 children do as of 2022.
be 30.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Syria, approximately 30.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Cuba, 39.0 women do as of 2020.
have 54.4% fewer children
In Syria, there are approximately 21.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cuba, there are 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 12.4% more likely to have access to electricity
In Syria, approximately 89% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Cuba, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 52.4% more likely to have internet access
In Syria, approximately 46.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Cuba, about 71.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 2.5 times more on education
Syria spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2009. Cuba spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2010.
Geography
see 19.4 times more coastline
Syria has a total of 193 km of coastline. In Cuba, that number is 3,735 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Cuba: At a glance
How big is Cuba compared to Syria? See an in-depth size comparison.